Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?

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Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise? is the 1984 debut studio album by the avant-garde synth-pop group Art of Noise, noted for its pioneering use of sampling and experimental electronic production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf debut album
studio album
artist Art of Noise
chronologyFollowedBy In Visible Silence
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverArtFeatures abstract graphic design
format cassette
compact disc
vinyl record
genre avant-garde
electronic
synth-pop
hasCriticalReception acclaimed for innovation in sampling
hasSingle Beat Box
Close (to the Edit)
Moments in Love
hasTrack A Time for Fear (Who's Afraid)
Beat Box
Close (to the Edit)
How to Kill
Memento
Moments in Love
Realisation
Snapshot
The Army Now
Who's Afraid (of the Art of Noise?)
influenced later electronic music
sample-based music
labelCatalogNumber ZTT IQ 2
language English
length approximately 45 minutes
notableFor experimental electronic production
pioneering use of sampling
partOf Art of Noise discography
performer Art of Noise
producer Art of Noise
Trevor Horn
recordedIn 1983
recordLabel ZTT Records
releaseDate 1984
styleCharacteristic heavy use of cut-up samples
minimalist melodic content
rhythmic collage structures
usesTechnique digital sampling
found sounds
studio experimentation

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Moments in Love originalAlbum Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?
Anne Dudley hasPartInDiscography Art of Noise – Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?
linked to: Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?
Gary Langan notableWork Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?
In Visible Silence precededBy Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?
Into Battle with the Art of Noise followedBy Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?
Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise? hasTrack Who's Afraid (of the Art of Noise?)
linked to: Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?
In Visible Silence precededBy Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?